Generative AI is estimated to add between $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion in economic benefits to the global economy annually, according to McKinsey. This forecast is based on 63 new use cases that could deliver improvements, efficiencies, and new products for customers across multiple markets. This is a huge opportunity for developers and IT leaders
Read MoreCredit: Google TV Google TV is offering content collections themed around the Oscars 2024, which is scheduled to be held on Sunday, March 10. You can watch over 30 past Oscar-nominated and winning films for free with ads. You can also use the service to watch current Oscar-nominated titles, such as Oppenheimer, Killers of the
Read MoreWindows 10/11 supports two finger scrolling gesture out of the box. You need to have a laptop with a touchpad to enjoy the two-finger scroll gesture. However, many Windows 10/11 users have recently faced problems while using the gesture. According to use, two finger swiping motion isn’t working at all. So, if you are experiencing
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority The March 2024 Pixel Feature Drop includes Android security patch level 2024-03-05 for Google Pixel devices, including the Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet. Google is also rolling out the March 2024 security patches to the Pixel Watch, but the security bulletin is strangely devoid of details. The March 2024
Read MoreIn an update on CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday, Blue Origin said it was aiming to send an uncrewed lander to the surface of the moon in the next 12 to 16 months. A crewed version is expected to follow. GeekWire reports: “We’re expecting to land on the moon between 12 and 16 months from
Read MoreProf Maurice Collins’ research into sustainable materials for electricity generation is of ‘great importance’, he argues, because it ties into the UN’s sustainable development goals. Read more: How waste wood can generate eco-friendly electricity
Read MoreMacworld Macworld is obviously an Apple-friendly space, so it’s no surprise that you’ll get plenty of thumbs up for any decision to buy a MacBook Pro. But for all the support and performance innovation of MacBooks, a great deal for your wallet is probably the biggest selling point. Now, you can land a MacBook Pro at
Read MoreThe executives claim that Musk owes them more than $128m in severance payments and that he closed the deal in a particular way to fire them before their stock options could vest. Read more: Former Twitter heads sue Elon Musk over unpaid severance
Read MoreSome hacks are pure acts of whimsy, and [Simone Giertz] is back to her roots with this Goatee Pasta Maker. If violence to mannequin heads is upsetting, the video may be a bit NSFW (to warn you now that you already clicked on it). What started out as a pasta-making version of those Play-Doh hair
Read MoreIn a bid to innovate in sustainable transport and meet its climate goals, the Irish national rail operator is looking to the start-up community for ideas and inspiration. Read more: Future Track: Dogpatch to train Iarnród Éireann in thinking like start-ups
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority The state of Oregon has passed one of the most robust Right To Repair bills yet. The new law requires electronics manufacturers to supply parts, tools, documentation, and software available for electronics produced as far back as 2015. It also bans the restrictive practice of parts pairing used
Read MoreThe motto of Sun Microsystems back in the day was “The Network Is The Computer” which might be kind of relevant when CPUs were slower and single-core affairs, but lately to get a faster compile, you’d simply throw more cores and memory at the problem. The thing is, most of us don’t do huge compilations
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: New research suggests there’s less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa than thought — and that could affect what if any life might be lurking in Europa’s underground ocean. Even with little or no oxygen, microbes might still be bustling around in the
Read MoreCredit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority Android 14 QPR2 update is now rolling out to recent Pixels. It includes a number of new features and fixes for Google’s phones and tablet. Google is rolling out the stable Android 14 QPR2 update alongside the March Pixel feature drop. It carries the March 2024 security patch for
Read MoreThe announcement for the Harry Potter series was both exciting and panic-inducing. The books were magical, and the movies captured the essence (which is rare), which is why fans have a lot to lose if the series does not manage to do the same. There is a lot that the movies missed out on, as
Read MorePhoto by Sean Hollister / The Verge Oregon’s landmark right-to-repair law is nearly here — today, SB 1596 passed the Oregon legislature, and is headed to Governor Tina Kotek’s desk to sign or veto within the next five days. It’s a big deal, because the Oregon law would be the first to ban “parts pairing,”
Read MoreWIRED reviewed a letter showing hundreds of Google workers demanding the company drop its sponsorship of MindTheTech, a conference in New York this week that promotes Israeli tech companies.
Read More“Linux gained from 3% to 4% in 8 months,” writes longtime Slashdot reader bobdevine. Linuxiac reports: According to the latest data from StatCounter, a leading web traffic analysis tool, Linux’s market share has reached 4.03%. At first glance, the number might seem modest, but it represents a significant leap. Let’s break it down. It took
Read MoreWayne Williams reports via TechRadar: Qualcomm has unveiled its AI Hub, an all-inclusive library of pre-optimized AI models ready for use on devices running on Snapdragon and Qualcomm platforms. These models support a wide range of applications including natural language processing, computer vision, and anomaly detection, and are designed to deliver high performance with minimal
Read More[Slant 3D] knows a lot about optimizing 3D prints so that they can be cranked out reliably with minimal need for post-processing, and in this short video he uses a cube as a simple example of how a few design changes can not only optimize for production, but can even hide layer lines pretty effectively.
Read MoreIllustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk fired a lot of people after he took over Twitter, but the first ones to go were several of its top executives. Now former CEO Parag Agrawal, former CFO Ned Segal, former chief legal officer Vijaya Gadde, and former general counsel Sean Edgett are
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge OpenAI’s new Read Aloud feature for ChatGPT could come in handy when users are on the go by reading its responses in one of five voice options out loud to users. It is now available on both the web version of ChatGPT and the iOS and Android ChatGPT apps. Read Aloud can
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Jack Teixeira, the National Guard airman who leaked confidential military documents on Discord, agreed Monday to plead guilty, promising to cooperate with officials attempting to trace the full extent of government secrets leaked. Under the plea deal, Teixeira will serve a much-reduced sentence, The Boston Globe
Read MoreAccording to the San Francisco police department, police have made the first arrest in relation to several recent vehicle arsons, including the crowd attack of a Waymo robotaxi last month in Chinatown. The San Francisco Standard reports: Police say officers arrested a man meeting the description of a person suspected of lighting several vehicles on
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge OpenAI’s new Read Aloud feature for ChatGPT could come in handy when users are on the go by reading its responses in one of five voice options out loud to users. It is now available on both the web version of ChatGPT and the iOS and Android ChatGPT apps. Read Aloud can
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